Mediastinal Mass and Air Bubble in Two Elderly Patients
Diaphragmatic hernia is a defect of the diaphragm that causes migration of abdominal contents to the chest cavity. Because a diaphragmatic hernia can mimic a mediastinal mass, a chest X-ray showing an intrathoracic air bubble is an important diagnostic indicator of this disease. In the two elderly p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)
2013-12-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Gerontology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959813000136 |